mar 12, 1996 - Helms-Burton Act

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-introduced by USA during worst period of Cuba's economic crisis

-sanctions against: US businesses importing from Cuba, countries/businesses/institutions trading with or loaning to Cuba, foreign businesses using previously US-owned resources nationalised by Cuba

-embargo wouldn't be lifted until: Castro's government replaced, & nationalised property returned to "original owners" (+ compensation paid)

-Castro claimed that the act was "harming the sovereignty of the rest of the world"

-increased "growing global disgust" at USA - strong resistance, e.g. EU effectively declared it illegal in international law (told member states to ignore it)

-failure: didn't stop foreign investments to Cuba

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